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Average Monthly rainfall and temperaturefor Costa Rica from 1960-1990

It is important to evaluate how climate has varied and changed in the past. The monthly mean historical rainfall and temperature data can be mapped to show the baseline climate and seasonality by month, for specific years, and for rainfall and temperature. The chart above shows mean historical monthly temperature and rainfall for Costa Rica during the time period 1960-1990. The dataset was produced by the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) of University of East Anglia (UEA).